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John Snow, Inc., and our nonprofit JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., are public health management consulting and research organizations dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities throughout the world. JSI's mission is to improve the health of underserved people and communities and to provide a place where people of passion...
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The Logistics Advisor, Public Health will be responsible for supporting USAID/DELIVER PROJECT's day-to-day RMNCH, TB and other Essential Medicines and commodities logistics technical assistance activities, in collaboration with project logistics officers based in the selected states in which the project works, stakeholders and partners for federal and state governments as well as other multilateral, bilateral and NGO stakeholders. The Logistics Advisor, Public Health will report to the Director, Public Health.
Specific Tasks include:
1. Maintain a work plan for USAID/DELIVER PROJECT Public Health Commodities Logistics system strengthening activities in collaboration with JSI staff and partners
2. Support the establishment and routine meetings of procurement and supply management coordination working groups and committees for PH commodities
3. Provide technical leadership and support for annual national/state quantification and procurement planning of PH commodities, in collaboration with all program stakeholders and partners
4. Monitor and provide supportive supervision to the national logistics officers and state level teams as appropriate
5. Collaborate with other JSI project personnel in harmonization efforts for the logistics systems in the health sector in order to establish a harmonized commodity logistics system including logistics management information system (lMIS) for use in managing all different commodity groups
8. Work closely with JSI Nigeria management on managing relationships and maintaining routine communications with USAID, UNFPA, SFH, NTBlCp, TB-CAP, WHO, and all other DELIVER stakeholders
9. Help write routine quarterly and annual reports for submission to program funders
10. Contribute to identifying best practices and success stories for JSI Nigeria's periodic logistics bulletin
11. Work with Short-Term Technical Assistance (STIA) providers to provide required TA for activities and also facilitate transfer of skills to appropriate local staff.
12. Any other duties as assigned
Skills/Knowledge Required:
Applicants forthis position should possess the following minimum qualifications:
• An advanced clinical degree or a Master's Degree in Public Health, Pharmacy, logistics or Business Administration
• 3 to 5 years of professional experience in health programs for the logistics Advisor Position and 5 to 7 years professional experience in heath programes for Senior logistics Advisor position, preferably in health care supply chain management
• Specific experience in MNCH programs strongly desired
• Proven experience in managing public health programs or projects in Nigeria or similar developing country context
• Demonstrated ability to monitor, supervise, and train in health service programs
• Extensive knowledge of the Nigerian public health sector.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent technical writing and oral presentation skills highly desired
• A proven ability to work as part of a team and to be self-managing
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability and willingness to travel in the field
JSI offers excellent benefits. Salary will be commensurate with experience and salary history. Interested applicants should submit their cover letter and resume within one week from the date of this advert with salary expectation boldly written at the top of the resume. Please ensure that you write the position applied for in the subject line of your email, otherwise you will be disqualified. Multiple applications will be disqualified.
Interested applicants for the Senior Logistics Advisor position should send their resume and cover letter by email to sla_ph@ng.jsi.com and interested applicants for the Logistics Advisor position should send their resume and cover letter by email to la_ph@ng.jsi.com while interested applicants for DDIC State Coordinators position should send their resume and cover letter by email to ddic_sc@ng.jsi.com
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